Package.



B. F. G. LINNELL.

PACKAGE.

APPLIOATION FILED ooT. 11, 1907.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

lwcnl'o BznJamin F'. Cr. Linnell,

BENJAMIN F. G. LINNELL, OF CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND.

PACKAGLE.

Speciic'ation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

Application filed October 11, l1907. Serial No. 396,905.

To all whom it may concern.' f

Beit known that I, BENJAMIN F. G. LIN- NELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Central Falls, in the county of Providenceland State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Packages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in packaging laces, braids or otherflexible materials and is especially adapted for pairing shoe laces.

Various objects of my invention are to provide a lace or other packagein which the laces or other material will not become tangled or undonewith excessive handling; in which the laces or other fiexible materialmay be quickly and neatly put up or the laces paired; in which, 'when soprepared they will present an attractive appearance; in which amplespace will be provided for advertising purposes, and in which certain ofthe tips will be exposed to allow of convenient examination of the same.

Further objects .vfeatures and advantages will more clearly appear fromthe detailed description given below taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a planvicw of my improved card upon whichthe laces or other flexible materials are to be placed. Fig. 2 is anedge view of the ca rd showing a portion of a shoe lace which is aboutto be placed thereon. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the card and portions oftwo laces partially wound thereupon. of the card and a lace when nearlycompletely wound thereupon. Fig. .5 is an edge View of the completedpackage of laces. Fig. 6 is a partial top plan view of the package oflaces. Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the bottom of the package oflaces.

Like reference characters represent like .parts in the various figures.

Referring to the various ligures and cspecially to Fig. 1, l denotes acard upony which the laces or other materials arelto be placed or coiledand which has suitable notch-es 2 and 3 in its ends which act or aid toproperly position and hold the laces upon the same. By the term card Ido not limit Fig. 4 is an edge view myself to a card of any particularmaterial, for any material may be used which is suitable fr the purpose,such as pasteboard, wood, metal and the like;- and, therefore, when Iuse the terni card I refer to any relatively thin or other means whichis suitable for the purposes described. The .card 1 has a pair of holes4 and 5 near the notch 3 and a pairof holes 6 and'7 near the center ofthe card. These holes are some `distance from the side edges of the cardand are in line with the notches 2 and 3.

I will describe the manner in which the* laces or other materials areplaced upon the card, since the structure of my improved package will bebest understood thereby. In vplacing or coiling the laces or other mate`rials upon the card, I first insert the tip 8 of a lace 9 through eitherone of the holes 4 or 5, for instance in the hole 4, as shown in Fig. 2.The lace is then brought up through the notch 3and down over the tip 8as shown in Fig. 3 at the left.v The righthand lace in Fig.` 3 is shownas having been g1ven a single turn around the card and over its tip. Thelace is then continually wound upon thc card l, and upon itself untilthat stage is reached as shown in Fig. 4. The other tip l0 of the lace 9is then inserted in the khole G which lies beneath said lace, asindicated in Fig. 4. The tip 10 with its lace 9 1s then drawn throughthe hole 6, .taut and out from under the turns on the other side of thecard, as shown in Fig. 5. D

By properly proportioning the slze of the card to theplength of the laceor by pulllng the tip 8 through the card the proper distance in thefirst step, a small portion of the lace 9 with the tip 10 is brought onthe under side of the card and there lies exposed. r:[he other lace 11with its tips 12 and 13 1s .placed upon the card beside the lace 9 1nthe saine manner with the exception that the holes 5 and 7 are used, andthe tip 13 pro- .the card. One lace may be lcompletely wound and fixedupon the card and then the other; or, both may be wound upon the cardsimultaneously.V

By referring to Fig. 6 it will be seen that by passing the tips 10 and13 through holes jects toward the other side of the card. The. notches 2vand 3 hold the coils firmly uponv o r apertures which are beneath therespecf tive turns the last laps of the laces are made to firmly embracethe coils and the sizeof the apertures being comparatively small, the

the card because .they lie beneath the coils of the laces 9 and l1respectively.

. By referring to Fig. 7, it will be seen that the tips 10 and 13 with asmall portion of Vthe laces, are made to project from the coils on theunderneath side of the card, and lie exposed toward the edges of thecard. This is of great advantage since it allows a prospectivepurchaserto easily and quickly examine the tips'as to quality and size.

By providing a card of the shape shown in Fig. 1, and pairing the lacesupon it in this manner, ample space is left at the sides for advertisingand for labeling the laces with marks indicating their size, quality,etc.; and, by putting indicating marks on the card itselt'the use of agum labelr` is obviated.

The apertures 4, 5, 6 and 7 may be made of any slze suitable to the sizeand kind of lace used.y

Although I have described lny improved package and the means and methodof producing it in great detail, I desire it to be understood that myinvention is not limited to such details, lbut Having thus fully andclearly described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is: p

1. The combination of a card havin a plurality of apertures therethroughan a pair of shoe laces coiled upon said card, each lace forming anindependent coil beside the other and having its outer end secured bybeing passed through one of said apertures.

2. The combination of a card and a pair of shoe laces coiled upon saidcard, each lace forming an independent coil and having its outer endsecured by being passed through an aperture in said card. l

3. The combination of a card and a air of shoe laces coiled thereupon,each ace forming a separate coil beside the other with its (pnds passedthrough apertures in said car 4. The improved means for putting up lacesconsisting of a card having an aperture, in which to insert oneend of alace and a second aperture near the center of the card for the other'endof the lace.

5. The improved means for putting up laces consisting of a card havingan aperture near one end, in which to insert one end of a. lace and anaperture near the center in which to insert the other end ofthe lace.

6. The im roved means for pairin laces consisting o a card having a pairo apertures near one end, in which to insert jane end of eachyof thelaces and a second pair of apertures near the center in which to insertthe remaining ends of the laces. y

7. The combination of a card'and a shoe llace coiled upon said card,both tips of said lace being passed through the card beneath t-he coil.i

8. The combination of a card and a pair of laces, one end of each ofsaid laces being passed through the card, said laces 'being coiled uponthe card and over said ends, and said laces having their remaining endspassed throu `h the card beneath their respective windings and in thesame direction as said first mentioned ends.

9. The combination of a card and a pair of laces, one end of each ofsaid laces being passed through Ithe card, each of said laces beingcoiled upon said end thereof and upon the card, and the remaining endsof said laces being passed through the card beneath their respectivewindings.

10. The combination of vof laces, one tip of each of said laces beingpassed througll an aperture in said card, said laces being wound uponthe card over said tips, and said laces having their remaining tipspassed through a pair of apertures near the center of the card beneaththe windings so that said last mentioned tips are left exposed'andprotruding from said windings. Y

11. The combination of a card and a pair of laces having one tip of eachpassed through an aperture in the card near one end, said laces beingcoiled upon the card a card and a pair over the above mentioned tips andhaving their remaining tips passed through independent apertures nearthe center of the card.

12. The combination of a card provided y with a pair of apertures nearone end and a pair of apertures near its center, and a pair of laces,one tip of each of the laces being passed through one of the aperturesrespectively near the endl of the card, each of said laces being coiledupon itself and upon its first mentioned tip, and the remaining ends ofsaid laces being passed through the apertures near the center of thecard and beneath their respective coils.

13. The combination of a card and a lace coiled upon the card having itsouter end passed through an aperture in the card, said aperture beingnearer the center of the card than its end.

14. The combination of a card and a lace coiled upon the card and havingits other.

end passed through the card near its center.

. 16. The combination of a card and a strip of flexible material havingone ofits ends passed through the card, said material being coiled uponthe card and having its other en ll passed lthrough the card beneath theco1 17. The combinat-ion of a card and a strip of flexible material,said material being coiled upon the card and having one of it-s endspassed through the card beneath the coil so that said end will lieexposed and protruding at one side of the coilf 18. The combination ofa' card and a strip of Hexible material. said material being coiled uponthe card and having one end thereof passed through the card beneath t-hecoil at a point nearer the center of the c'a-rd than its end.

19. The combination of a card and a strip of flexible material,` onevend of said niaterial being passed through the card, said material beingcoiled upon the card and having its remaining end passed throughthe cardbeneath the coil and in the same direction as said lirst mentioned end.

20. The combination of a card and a lace, one end of said lace beingpassed through the. card, 'said lace being coiled upon the card and uponsaid end, and theremaining end of said lace being passed tluough thecard beneath the coil.

Q1. The combination of 'a card haring two' aperture near the center ofthe card and beneath the coil.-

22. The combination of a card having an aperture near its end and anaperture near its center, and a lace having one of its ends passedthrough said rst mentioned aperture, said lace being coiled upon thecard and over said end and having its remaining end passed through theaperture nearthe center beneath the coil and so that said last mentionedend is left exposed and protruding from said coil.

23. The improved shoe lace package which consists of a card having apair of laces coiled thereupon, said laces being coiled upon some of theends thereof to hold them securely, and onev end of one of said lacesbeing passed through an aperture in the card t-o secure the same.

24. The improved shoe lace package which consists of a card and a pairof laces Wound thereupon, an end of one of said laces being passedthrough the card near the center thereof to secure the same in place.

25. The improved shoe lace package which consists of a card and a pairof laces Wound thereupon, with an end of one of said laces passedthrough the card beneath the windings to secure the same iii pla-ce.

Signed at. Central Falls, in the county ol' Providence and State ofRhode Island this Sth day of October, A. D. 1907.

BENJAMIN F. G. LIN NELL.

v Witnesses:

FRANCES MAE LINNELL, LILLIN E. LINNELL.

